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07-16-2006, 10:40 AM

Posted By: Boccabella..and now for something completely different. What are some of the strangest looking vintage cards of all time? The 1960 Topps John Unitas is certainly one... How about some others?

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07-16-2006, 11:04 AM

Posted By: David VarghaBoccabella? Are you John Boccabella? <img src="http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/pics/john_boccabella_autograph.jpg"> DavidVargha@hotmail.com

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07-16-2006, 11:37 AM

Posted By: PaulI don't have a scan, but that T210 card of the guy riding the invisible bicycle has to be near the top of the list. Wasn't there a survey on this topic earlier?

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07-16-2006, 11:56 AM

Posted By: Jeff Pshhhhhh... <img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/bicem/cardsforsale/websize/N172Hengle.jpg">

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07-16-2006, 12:04 PM

Posted By: Zach RiceHere you go Paul, T210 Benny. <a href="http://tinypic.com"><img src="http://i1.tinypic.com/200fndl.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a>

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07-16-2006, 12:25 PM

Posted By: Bob PomillaAre you sure Benny isn't performing some kind of ancient fertility dance?

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07-16-2006, 12:46 PM

Posted By: davidcyclebackPerhaps the most bizarre advertising campaign of all time is a meat company issuing a human body parts issue. <img src="http://www.cycleback.com/oddball_files/image002.jpg"> The below 1908 postcard issue has a strange design. When I first saw the below Wagner I assumed it was a misprint, but there are others with the same design, showing that it was intentional. <img src="http://www.cycleback.com/nightmares_files/image006.jpg"> The below 1890 Colombus team cabinet card has a memorable design. <img src="http://www.cycleback.com/nightmares_files/image010.jpg"> The below 1911 New York Highlanders (Yankees) postcard is an all time classic. Also known as Hal Chase in The Lost Weekend. <img src="http://www.cycleback.com/nightmares_files/image002.jpg"> And speaking of rough nights, this is what Babe Ruth looked like Sunday morning. <img src="http://www.cycleback.com/nightmares_files/image012.jpg">

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07-16-2006, 12:58 PM

Posted By: John SFootball photos from the 20's through the 60's were typically contrived; jump passes, stiff arms, and kick follow-throughs were the norm. This one is the best (worst) that I have ever seen. The guy on the 1933 Diamond Matchbook looks as if he was shot from a sling. My favorite baseball shot is Germany Schaefer's Dietsche postcard (sorry, don't have a scan available) <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1152989847.JPG">

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07-16-2006, 01:02 PM

Posted By: leonlet's do loosen the reigns a little for this thread...the later the year the more strange it has to be though..... <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1152990107.JPG">

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07-16-2006, 01:07 PM

Posted By: JoannThat Columbus cabinet looks like something from "Monty Python's Flying Circus"! (In keeping with the MP theme established in the lead post of this thread ... "and now for something completely different".) heehee Joann

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07-16-2006, 01:20 PM

Posted By: Clint<img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1152991006.JPG">

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07-16-2006, 01:24 PM

Posted By: davidcyclebackLet us not forget the famous 1800s Old Judge Tobacco beating up the kid trade card. (In case you don't know the plot, the kid brought his dad the wrong brand of tobacco). <img src="http://www.cycleback.com/oddball_files/image025.jpg">

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07-16-2006, 02:09 PM

Posted By: Rhett YeakleyStill trying to figure this one out. -Rhett <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1152994164.JPG">

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07-16-2006, 03:53 PM

Posted By: Chris McHey David, Isn't that the card that folded looks even more bizaaaaaaaaaaaarrrr?

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07-16-2006, 06:00 PM

Posted By: John KalZach, is that Jack Benny?

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07-16-2006, 06:46 PM

Posted By: T206Collector<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c322/T206Collector/T206%20Collection/RitterSGC40.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a>

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07-16-2006, 07:14 PM

Posted By: Dan BrettaAl Schacht, the Clown Prince of Baseball. <a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/218/schactsmallfz6.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us" /></a>

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07-16-2006, 08:52 PM

Posted By: anthonyi think that benny was asking a teammate if he wanted to go ride "harleys" after the game...

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07-16-2006, 09:39 PM

Posted By: Julie Vognaryes, an "interesting interview" makes it sound naughty, whereas, it's only an ad for Old Judge cigarettes...<img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/jphotos/Bojad001.jpg">

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07-16-2006, 10:25 PM

Posted By: BoccabellaExcellent submissions all...

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07-17-2006, 04:12 PM

Posted By: jay behrensno n284 Air Guitar Kelley? Jay Growing old is not optional, growing up is. just for you Jay (leon) <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1153168004.JPG">

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07-17-2006, 11:15 PM

Posted By: Julie Vognar"Sh**t, I knew I made a mistake somewhere along the line...forgot to exerccise my option...

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07-18-2006, 02:00 PM

Posted By: BobSomeone please post the Zeenut Fatty Arbuckle.

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07-18-2006, 02:11 PM

Posted By: Zach Rice<a href="http://tinypic.com"><img src="http://i1.tinypic.com/208vbjp.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a>

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07-18-2006, 03:12 PM

Posted By: davidcycleback<img src="http://www.cycleback.com/oddball_files/image010.jpg"> The healthy hogs (wearing team belts!) arew whomping on the choleric pigs.

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07-18-2006, 03:41 PM

Posted By: Bob PomillaBrueghelish.

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07-18-2006, 04:19 PM

Posted By: David McDonaldGesundheit!

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07-18-2006, 04:27 PM

Posted By: Bob PomillaCholeric Pigs. Weren't they a punk rock group?

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07-18-2006, 04:43 PM

Posted By: davidcyclebackThe founder of the hardcore punk band Black Flag was asked if the band name referred to the bug spray or anarchists (who use a black flag). He said he was fine with either association.

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07-18-2006, 09:57 PM

Posted By: BobThanks Zach, let me know if you ever want to sell it. tb

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07-18-2006, 10:02 PM

Posted By: Zach RiceI wish it was mine, Bob. I believe it used to belong to a board memeber, however.

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07-19-2006, 10:23 PM

Posted By: PaulWhy is that Fatty Arbuckle so hard to find? Is it especially scarce within the 1919 Zeenut set? Or is every 1919 Zeenut that tough?

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07-19-2006, 10:31 PM

Posted By: davidcycebackZeenuts as a whole are plentiful, as there hundreds of different cards. However, individual cards are limited. If you want to find a Zeenut, it's simple. They're all over the place. If you want to find a specific Zeenut, it gets tough.

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07-21-2006, 10:24 PM

Posted By: AndyAir Guitar Dailey N284 <IMG SRC="http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/bbc/0000/0040/0042fr.jpg" WIDTH="275" HEIGHT="448" BORDER="0"ALT="N284">

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07-21-2006, 11:02 PM

Posted By: jay behrensI think part of the reason Arbuckle is so hard to find might be that after his murder conviction many people probably threw away his card. Just my theory. Jay Growing old is not optional, growing up is.

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07-21-2006, 11:55 PM

Posted By: Griffin'sNot to be nit picky, but Arbuckle had two trials that ended in hung juries, and was acquitted in the third- with a written apology from the jury. All accounts I've read said he was innocent. Little matter, Hearst had already tried and convicted him in the press and his career was finished.

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07-22-2006, 05:30 AM

Posted By: AnonymousWas he a murderer or a child molester?

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07-22-2006, 06:54 AM

Posted By: Frank WakefieldNeither... Here's a link to a Wikipedia article that seems to fairly explain the deal with Fatty... <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_Arbuckle" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_Arbuckle</a> And, I think Jay's correct. Many folks with Arbuckle cards would have pitched them out, with disgust. Hence the shortage. Plus it is an odd card, and maybe his only card, altough I have some sort of card of him that might have been part of a candy box, I'll try to scan it, post it, and see if anyone can identify it. Frank.

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07-22-2006, 07:01 AM

Posted By: leonFatty does have a few strip cards and they are scarce too....<img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1153486842.JPG"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1153486870.JPG">

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07-22-2006, 10:05 PM

Posted By: Troy KirkI've only seen a handful of Fatty Arbuckle cards from thousands of movie star cards I've seen from around the world. He was only in movie star trading card sets for a very short period of time, probably from about 1918 to 1921, maybe even a shorter window than that. Here's a very scarce one issued with Schuh Cigarettes in Australia in 1921. <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1153541078.JPG">